signature phrase; signature saying
matamata (species of freshwater turtle, Chelus fimbriata)
abstract painting; abstract art
seventh day of the month; seven days
leaving a pub, restaurant, etc. without having paid for one's drinks
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
volume sales; volume retail
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
(making something a) political issue
paying in advance; forward delivery; delivery (of freight)
to play dumb; to feign innocence
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
under the influence of alcohol
playing the victim; playing the victim card
just above; right overhead
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
fine-meshed bamboo basket
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
God bless me!; Good heavens!
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)